Tribal Youth Diversion Grant Program
Tribal Youth Diversion grant funds support Indian tribes in the implementation of diversion programs for Indian children using trauma informed, community-based, and wellness-based interventions. Funding supports diversion programs that address the needs of Indian children who experience high rates of juvenile arrests, high rates of suicide, high rates of alcohol and substance abuse, and average high school graduation rates that are lower than 75 percent.
2019 TYD Request for Proposals
The 2019 Tribal Youth Diversion Grant RFPopens PDF file made available $9.7 million in funds and provided the information necessary for federally recognized tribes in California to apply. Twenty-two tribes submitted applications requesting a total of $22.7 million. The BSCC ultimately funded 9 applications for projects that provide diversion services to Indian children.
Cohort 2 TYD Awards and Project Summariesopens PDF file
December 2020 Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) QPR Webinar
Local Evaluation Plan (LEP) Webinar
The BSCC conducted a webinar regarding Local Evaluation Plans on October 29, 2020. The following resources are available for your use:
TYD Cohort 2 Grantee Orientation
The BSCC held a Grantee Orientation on October 19-20, 2020. The following resources from the Orientation are available for your use:
Tribal Youth Diversion Grant Executive Steering Committee Roster
2019 TYD ESC Detailed Member Profilesopens PDF file
| # | Name | Title | Agency/Organization |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Ertola (Chair) | Chief Probation Officer | Nevada County Probation |
| 2 | Dayna Barrios | Youth Initiatives Project Director | Sacramento Native American Health Center |
| 3 | Peter LaVallee | Retired Youth Administrator | Non-Profit – Humboldt County |
| 4 | Denise Villamil | Program Director | Alma Family Services |
| 5 | Bill Denke | Police Chief | Sycuan Tribal Police Department |
2019 ESC Meetings and Agenda
Tribal Youth Diversion
| Date | Location | Agenda |
|---|---|---|
| September 24, 2019 | BSCC Board Room, Sacramento | 9.24.19 Agendaopens PDF file |
| March 24, 2020 | BSCC Board Room, Sacramento | 3.24.20 Agendaopens WORD file |
Tribal Youth Diversion Grant Requests for Proposal (RFP)
In January 2019, the BSCC released a Request for Proposals,opens PDF file for the Tribal Youth Diversion (TYD) Grant Program. Eligible applicants were federally recognized Indian Tribes in California. Grants were awarded to the Pinoleville Pomo Nation and Karuk Tribe for approximately $1.1 million.
Abstracts of TYD Grant Projects Funded in Cohort 1opens PDF file
2018 YRG Executive Steering Committee Roster
YRG ESC Detailed Member Profilesopens PDF file
| # | Name | Title | Agency/Organization |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Steinhart (Co-Chair) | Director & BSCC Board Member | Commonweal Juvenile Justice Program |
| 2 | Mark Varela (Co-Chair) | Chief Probation Officer & BSCC Board Member | Ventura County Probation Department |
| 3 | Jessica Chandler* | Social Worker | LA County, Dept of Children & Family Services |
| 4 | Amy Cohen | Child, Adolescent, Adult & Family Psychiatry Director | Center for Collaborative Parenting |
| 5 | Paul Espinosa | Captain | Los Angeles Police Department |
| 6 | Donna Groman | Judge | Los Angeles Juvenile Delinquency Court |
| 7 | Frankie Guzman* | Director, California Youth Justice Initiative | National Center for Youth Law |
| 8 | Jane Halladay Goldman | Director, Service Systems Program | National Center for Child Traumatic Stress |
| 9 | Brooke Harris | Adjunct Professor & Supervising Clinical Attorney | Loyola Law School, Center for Juvenile Law & Policy |
| 10 | Olin Jones* | Founder | Olin C. Jones Consulting |
| 11 | Patricia Lee | Chief Juvenile Public Defender | City & County of San Francisco |
| 12 | Julio Marcial | Director of Youth Justice | Liberty Hill Foundation |
| 13 | Laura John Ridolfi | Policy Director | W. Haywood Burns Institute |
| 14 | Patricia Soung | Policy Director of Youth Justice | Children's Defense Fund - California |
*Did not score proposals
Tribal Advisory Group
TAG Detailed Member Profilesopens PDF file
| # | Name | Title | Agency/Organization |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olin Jones TAG Chair, YRG Liaison | Founder | Olin C. Jones Consulting |
| 2 | Dayna Barrios | Youth Initiatives Project Director | Sacramento Native American Health Center |
| 3 | Angie Cavaliere* | Minor's Counsel | Children's Law Center of California |
| 4 | Bill Denke | Director | Sycuan Tribal Police Department |
| 5 | Heather Hostler | Director | California Department of Social Services Office of Tribal Affairs |
*Did not score proposals
Cohort 1 Meetings and Agenda
Youth Reinvestment Grant Meetings
| Date | Location | Agenda |
|---|---|---|
| October 9, 2018 | BSCC Board Room, Sacramento | 10.9.18 Agendaopens PDF file |
| October 10, 2018 | BSCC Board Room, Sacramento | 10.10.18 Agendaopens PDF file |
| November 15, 2018 | BSCC Board Room, Sacramento | 11.15.18 Agendaopens PDF file |
| November 16, 2018 | BSCC Board Room, Sacramento | 11.16.18 Agendaopens PDF file |
| May 2, 2019 | BSCC Board Room, Sacramento | 5.2.19 Agendaopens PDF file |
| June 4, 2019 | BSCC Board Room, Sacramento | 6.4.19 Agendaopens PDF file |
Tribal Advisory Group Meetings
| Date | Location | Agenda |
|---|---|---|
| October 23, 2018 | BSCC Board Room, Sacramento | 10.23.18 Agendaopens PDF file |
| October 24, 2018 | BSCC Board Room, Sacramento | 10.24.18 Agendaopens PDF file |
| April 30, 2019 | BSCC Board Room, Sacramento | 4.30.19 Agendaopens WORD file |
| May 30, 2019 | BSCC Board Room, Sacramento | 5.30.19 Agenda |
The Tribal Youth Diversion Grant was originally established in the 2018 Budget Act and the related trailer bill (AB 1812) as part of the Youth Reinvestment Grant. The 2019 Budget Act and AB 1454 provided additional funding and direction for the Tribal Youth Diversion Grant Program.
Cohort 1 Notices of Intent to Apply for YRG and TYD
Applicants interested in applying for the Youth Reinvestment Grant (YRG) and/or the Tribal Youth Diversion (TYD) Grant were asked but not required to submit a non-binding Notice of Intent to apply. Choosing not to do so was not grounds for disqualification. Further, prospective applicants that submitted a Notice of Intent but decided not to apply were not be penalized. The lists of applicants that submitted a Notices of Intent to Apply are provided below.
TYD Bidders' Conferences
The BSCC hosts Bidders’ Conferences to provide clarity on the Request for Proposals (RFP) instructions and to allow interested applicants to ask questions about the RFPs and the RFP process.
December 2019 Cohort 2 Bidders' Conference
- 12-11-2019 Conference Recording
- 12-11--2019 Conference Presentation
- RFP Budget Attachment Presentation
February 2019 Cohort 1 Bidder's Conferences
- 2-13-2019 Conference Recording
- 2-13-2019 Conference Presentationopens POWERPOINT file
- 2-13-2019 Conference Handoutopens PDF file
Cohort 1 Frequently Asked Questions about the RFP Process
For information about the Tribal Youth Diversion Grant please email:
Eddie Escobar, Field Representative
Julie Axt, Program Analyst